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Sun, 4 Nov 2001, 12:04 PM

Racers Eye the Prize at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Courtesy of NHRA Marketing

LAS VEGAS -- In the final rounds of qualifying at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, more than 875 competitors saw Federal-Mogul Dragster pilot Duane Shields and Federal-Mogul Funny Car veteran Marc White take home the Sealed Power Low Qualifier honors in their respective fields.

Shields of Las Vegas, Nev., made the quarter-mile run in 5.429 seconds at 262.49 mph to put him in the number one position. Shields' Short Line Express sponsored dragster raced past the other nineteen competitors with his outstanding run.

Said Shields, "We're really pleased with the way the car ran." Adding, "We hope the car performs the same in the first round."

Mark White
Meanwhile, Glendale Heights, Ill., resident White made a 5.726-second 249.39 mph pass in his '01 Firebird to put him at the top of his category. White's run vaulted him past Claremont, Calif., resident, Jay Payne. Payne ran a 5.732 second pass at more than 249 mph in his Valvoline sponsored '01 Camaro to secure the number two spot.

Top qualifiers in other classes are Dennis Radford of Baker, Ore, in Comp; Jeff Taylor of Lumberton, N.C., in Super Stock; and Neil Smedley of Phoenix, Ariz., in Stock.

The five competitors will share the $2,500 Sealed Power Low Qualifier bonus.

Eliminations begin Sunday at 8:00 a.m. Gates at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway open at 7:00 a.m. Second round of eliminations in Federal-Mogul Dragster and Federal-Mogul Funny Car is scheduled for noon. For more information call the track, (702) 632-8231.

The following are Saturday's final qualifying and first round results from the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
First Round
1) Duane Shields, 7.689 seconds, 114.92 mph def Gary Anderson, DQ

2) Brian Hough, 5.470, 260.76 def Larry Miersch, 5.787, 238.89

3) Darren Nicholson, 5.615, 251.91 def. Tony Bartone, 5.760, 248.25

4) Brandon Bernstein, 5.506, 243.19 def. Darryl Hitchman, 5.770, 227.08

12)Kent Nuckols, 5.665, 250.60 def. 5) Dave Hirata, 6.011, 218.65

11)Brounkowski, 5.671, 257.04 def. 6) Paul Jones, 6.148, 254.62

10)Steve Federlin, 7.117, 124.37 def. 7) Don Hudson, DQ

8) Mike Strasburg, 5.521, 256.94 def. 9) Brandon Henkelman, 5.737, 251.39


FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
First Round
1) Marc White, '01 Firebird, 11.150 seconds, 72.83 mph def.
16) Larry Miner, '01 Camaro, NO SHOW

2) Jay Payne, '01 Camaro, 5.728, 249.44 def.
15) Jason Rupert, '01 Avenger, 6.506, 226.58

3) Steve Harker, '99 Avenger, 6.120, 243.19 def.
14) Bernie Harrington, '01 Integra, DQ

4) Steve Gasparrell, '99 Firebird, 5.979, 239.70 def.
13)Michael Oliver, '81 Monza, 6.623, 213.50

12) Bil Gallio, '00 Camaro, 6.038, 238.55 def.
5)Bret Williamson, '01 Corvette, 6.264, 238.60

6) Bucky Austin, '01 Firebird, 5.858, 241.67 def.
11) John Patton, '97 Trans Am, 6.739, 152.02

7) John Weaver, '00 Firebird, 5.964, 242.50 def.
10) Mert Littlefield, 6.021, 237.13

8) Doug Gordon, '00 Camaro, 5.988, 245.99 def.
9) Mike Andreotti, '01 Camaro, 6.059, 238.22

COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Dennis Radford, Baker, Ore., '00 Viper, A/PM, 6.402, -0.728 under index
2) Don Stratton, Beloit, Ohio, '34 Chevrolet, B/SR, 8.193, -0.707
3) Jeff Taylor, Lumberton, N.C., '01 Grand Am, C/A, 7.615, -0.695
4) Brian Olson, Peru, Ind., '01 Dragster, A/ND, 7.319, -0.691
5) Scott Tidwell, Pinson, Ala., '00 Trans Am, C/A, 7.649, -0.661
6) Fred Gross, Glendale, Calif., '98 Firebird, E/A, 8.397, -0.653
7) Bo Butner, Floyds Knobs, Ind., '00 Firebird, D/AA, 7.964, -0.636
8) Adam Bowdish, Lake Oswego, Ore., '89 Trans Am, C/SM, 9.156, -0.624
9) Andy Manna Jr., Covina, Calif., '90 Trans Am, D/EA, 8.559, -0.621
10) Lucky Snyder, Longmont, Colo., '62 Sunbeam, E/A, 8.435, -0.615

SUPER STOCK
1) Jeff Taylor, Lumberton, N.C., '01 Grand AM, SS/BM, 8.684 seconds, -1.256
2) Buz Post, Arlington, Texas, '98 Grand AM, SS/BM, 8.739, -1.201
3) Scott Welborn, West Columbia, S.C., '67 Chevy II, SS/GA, 9.932, -1.188
4) Bob Dennis, Shorter, Ala., '97 Firebird, GT/MA, 11.169, -1.181
5) Gary Williams, Mariposa, Calif., '64 Comet, SS/MA, 11.319, -1.131
6) Frank Grossi, Upland, Calif., '01 Grand AM, GT/BA, 9.746, -1.064
7) Teresa Butner, Floyds Knobs, Ind., '96 Achieva, SS/DM, 9.387, -1.063
8) Jimmy DeFrank, Tarzana, Calif., '87 Camaro, GT/HA, 10.583, -1.047
9) Sid Bonnecarrere, Gray, La., '68 Dart, SS/AA, 9.203, -1.047
10) Terry Emmons, Pasadena, Texas, '96 Firebird, SS/JA, 10.548, -1.032

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Neil Smedley, Phoenix, Ariz., '81 Trans Am, P/SA, 12.629 seconds, -1.461
under index
2) Bruce Noland, Leesburg, Va., '72 Camaro, J/SA, 11.650, -1.420
3) AL Corda, Elk Mound, Wis., '01 Firebird, D/SA, 10.810, -1.340
4) Darren Smith, Palmdale, Calif., '00 Dakota, DT/SA, 12.133, -1.297
5) Robert Mulry, San Francisco, Calif., '74 Firebird, K/SA, 12.088, -1.182
6) Gary Kestler, Las Vegas, Nev., '70 Challenger, B/SA, 10.672, -1.168
7) Gene buell, Hesperia, Calif., '70 Challenger, E/SA, 11.136, -1.164
8) Mary Method, Kennewick, Wash., '70 Nova, B/SA, 10.680, -1.160
9) John Irving, Boulder City, Nev., '71 Demon, E/SA, 11.147, -1.153
10) Bobby DeArmond, Gallup, N.M., '69 Camaro, A/SA, 10.432, -1.148